Maersk, the world's largest shipping company, announced on its website on May 26th that "the world's first eco-friendly methanol propulsion ship will be delivered from a Korean shipbuilder in June this year and will have a naming ceremony at its headquarters in Copenhagen in September."

Bulgaria has banned Russian-flagged ships from entering its Black Sea ports as part of expanded EU sanctions, the country's Maritime Administration announced on its website on Sunday.

On April 5, 2016 at Tbilisi Marriot Hotel was held an introductive presentation on the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce attending by A-LOG as well as a member of Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).